[?] flower beds below. When he saw me [he?]
came around nearer to examine the queer
specimen, but as soon as he gained the quart[er]
whence the wind carried the scent - pish! and he
[f]lew like an arrow of light. Beautiful meadow
filled with flowers - great variety even for spring
but surpassing in Sept. Waterfalls, flowers, balmy
breezes from Japan current, moisture, and an
absence of frost, make these high round volcanic
[i]slands interesting. "Wickersham" is a volcani[c]
[?] this island - about 5000 ft high. Reached
[ho]me at 5 oclock after a splendid day on the
[su]mmits, & in the interior of Unalaska.
Sept. 2nd
[?]st for continuance in the Hardy case.
[impo]ssible to begin trial - will begin it in the
[?]ing if application for continuance denied
U.S.S. Seward is just in from Seattle
[?] mail. I am in receipt of a letter f[rom?]
[Atty Gen?]eral to go back to Nome [& ? ]